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VOL III, NO. 7.
"THE PLUMB LIRE"
Rev. C. C. Gox Preaches to
the Masons.
OTHER SERMONS SUNDAY
Kev. K.T. W. IIfonl Kec?iv<w Thirty !
sons Into Membership at the
Kirnt l'r?8bytcriau Oliulcli.
Large Congresratlous.
'L/arge congregations attended both
morning and evening services at the
(Baptist church Bun-day. At the morn
. ing service the pastor, Rev. C C. Cux.
preached a special sermon to the
?members of 'Bremond I^odije INo. 211, A.
& A. IM., who attended in va. body.
His subject was "A .Plumb Lane," the
text being Amos VI 1:7-7?"Thus Ha
shewed me; and behold, the Lord stood'
upon -a wall made by a plumb -line.with
a plumb line in his hand. And the
Lord said unto rat.' Amos, what-seest
thou? A-nd I .said a plumb line. Then
sa'id the Lord, 'behold I will set a.
plumb line in the 'midst of my people.
Israel; 1 will not again pass by them
any more."
Mr. Cox, in explaining the use to
which the plumb is devoted, saiU that.
It was an instrument ui*rd as a-guide
in- measuring perpendiculars.- Ttfc les?
son to be d:awn from the Instrument
was that men should walk uprightly
toward God and man.
"God mode mail upright!," s.?J MV.
Cox, "hence where he bends htmseif i:i a
beastly position he gets out of his own
sphere, no mater whether it is the po?
sition of the b.Jiy that is chang- d or
the eharae ur of the man w'hk-li is bent
into the nature of the Iwast. In the case
of the text Israel had gone .far away
from the God: of its fachers and the
prophet Autos here holds up t-he plumb
line to show them to what great
extent they had transgressed the 1-aw
of God. He also teils the.in as u result
of this Retting so far <ui of plumb
they are to be carried- away into cap?
tivity.
"I would have you consider in the first
placv," said' Rev. Mr. Cox. "that the
rectitude held up l>y Masonry is- not rec.
tit'Ude from a Christian standpoint.
Masonry is not a substitute for the
church. Thr id.-a that Masonry can b
?substituted for Christianity is prevalent
only among the most ig-norunt. It is a
sin for >ou to permit Masonic .alliga?
tions to interfere with your duty to tli
ehuich. The church must com. first.
I'" *tas..nrv we find iv. teaching about
"^a'soni^-h. . .
thrcngb the tun- ?
no am.-mt can be a
but it is no
believe in the
tasonry is "found-d on- th*- Bible
perhaps, of all 1 he i
claims King ^olom.
?Excellent Grand Mlister."
Mr. Ci
anything it is uprightness of Hfe. It is
taught by the order's many beautiful
symbols. He r-viewed the prineij-Ws of
Uie society and showed- how it differed
?tram other secret oig?ii7-ath.ii-. men?
tioning the afoince of I fe insurance
and weekly and sick benefits, and' laid
special stress on the?~t-ies of brotherly
love which bound Mosens together and
promoted acts of benevolence. Tie said
that they acted on the principle of keep?
ing from the leffhand what the right
hand- d d in benevolence, and esp- colly
dU they endeavor to keep fiom the out.
s-c world the many deeds of cho
pn formed by them.
"If rectitude of life Is the !>?'
oi. the square- in Masow
teaches us to "w?lk
Goi and man, le'1
Masons. We "
we fail be<
prl-ncii?'
? - ? for his
and for ...is
snould be loved
a be uprighti. hi
. should be none bn
... ..?Ken in. jvvtf'l
.ere many ways in which ave
j^-'**apright. but I am euiTy going to
.oe^^.m one. It Is wisdom. The lack
<?' ti keeps us from Kving uj) to Masonry
iii is a shaime that so few are to be
found in the lodges who are capable of
filling- the offices.
'''From whence does that rectitude, so
essential in gaining admittance to that
great lodge above, come. There has been
but one man who lived a spotless life,
a holy life, and it is through that life
that we gain it. The destroying angel
" 'Will not pass over the lintels w hich are
sprinkled with blood, but this time it
?win be the hearts that have l>een
cleansed with the blood of Jesus Christ.
"The sand of 'time is- rapidly pass?
ing through Ihe hrnr glass. Soon there
will lie the need of the spade and the
shovel. The spirit will soon take its
flight. We are builders now. What are
-we rr-arlng our building on? San?? or
is it the Rock of Ages?"
In the evening Mr. -Cox preached -the
sefcond' sermon of the series on the life
of Christ, started Sunday before last.
The strbject Sunday night was ?"Christ
in the State." In his introdue'ory re?
marks .Rev. Mr. Cox referred to his
i'~ Sermon on Sabbath Observance, dcllv
J )red several weeks ago. .He said tha-t
/^itwlihistand'ing the fact that adverse
-Criticism ha? 'been passed upon it by
some members of his church, he had
no apology to make for the sermon or
anything Tie said in connection with it.
He believed the exigencies of the case
called for it, and if Christ sa.vv fit to
?criticise the rulers-uf his day he saw
no reason why the ministers of -His
gospel should not do it today.
"WHERE ART THOU?"
At the Fist Presbyterian church Sun?
day morning the regular quarterly
camnrunion service was held. The
church was crowded, every available
.seat being occupied, and in order to ac?
commodate the large congregation
many chairs were placed in the aisles.
A large crowd also attended the even?
ing services, strikingly emphasizing the
? necessity,of a more spacious edifice.
'The 'music was, as usual, excellent.
At the evening service 'Miss Clemence
cCooke.the leading sopran?.rt-ndered two
;9olos. Thirty persons were received
Into membership in the morning, mak?
ing a total of ififty-slx 'additions since
?the summer communion.
"God's. First 'Recorded Question" was
?the srfbdect of Mr. Wciiford's evening
^discourse. Taking .his text from Gen?
esis, 3:9?"Where Art Thou?"?Mr.
:lWeilgord said
and each with respect to its aiole.north
or Soiuth of the equator, east or west
of Greenwich. So,' also, the fva'ii bark
of human life on the turbulent sea of
lime may tte exactly located. It is de?
rived from three considerations. This
is it (juestion of paramount itnportiance,
for Uiere^is universal interest in our
whereabouts because it is an interro?
gation handed down from the most re?
mote .past,freighted with the aroma of
that paradise Which was lost, and the
first recorded question of God to man.
Not the first query, for God doubt?
less frequently in his converse with mir
original progenitors utilized . catecheti?
cal manner of communication, and
sa can had questioned the woman, ac?
cording to the record, touching the
limitations which God had Imposed.
But the lirst question which the Al?
mighty addressed v'o man-recorded in
?Holy Writ is found*- n "the text?'Where
Art Thou?" o
"Our first reply wirf be compassed by
the material and physical worid, and
locate man in relation to the sensible
and o'bjeoiK-e sphere. There are celes?
tial bc-ings whose traits and destiny we
only partly comprehend and whose
complete character we await another
world's light to fathom. Whether there
are denizens of the world of space is
a question "beyond the key of human
judgment, but Adam was not a celes?
tial concerning whose character and
sphere we await revelations, nor the
creation of an unknown and inoom
prehensive world., but of the earth,
oarthy and a citizen of this mundane
sphere.
"His lot was cast in a favored por?
tion. Ali. re the sun rises, where the
?sprmfMlnie of life and the eaiTy morn?
ing of existence have their hortson;
therein Mie"Orient God planted his gar?
den eastward in d-'den and there Adam
was. The fig leaves intertwined ex?
press the rain endeavor to hidy from
one another, and th^ir r-Ureat to silvan
shades was a rnt'ile effort t.> conceal
the creature from his creator.
"Again we must reply in the ppher?
of tlie natural, human, mental aitd
moral, or character world. Tie was in
exile. Tim? had bsem wihen .Vlim was
the Hod of the world, knowing no su?
perior than his creator, when he bore
the image of God and hsd dominion
over all the creatures. M^&the prince
??f darkness had usurp?*i. nd wrested
the sceptre from th? God-rrnwned king,
ind ruled in his *stfod. Now was he
under the power of s.K.an, in bondage
to tyrannic influence/the slave of despot
and so to continue until 'Christ should
emancipate?
"That power to resist the evil l-.ad
been displaced, and in its ste.ad swayed
an inability either to elect or effect
aueht that was righteous.
"Our third consideration has r^fer
ence t.. his legal status, his supernat?
ural and spiritual relations "before Al?
mighty God. We find that the oriirin.it
covenant included a penalty, and he
having disregarded the articles of
agreement and broken faith, becomes
liable for the inevitable and Just de?
mands ,.f such course. Th:-- anil; or
riod with it doom, and though nearly a
mm..nitim of years await.-.1 him. ?'
he was ?ml unto .his! he mos
in insolvent creature. God h:
Raged the man anil th- world
the reouirement?! of tin- oont
manded a foreclosure und nil
flowmcnts had legally reverted
"Now. Adam was the only 01
human race that we correctly
as belng.'.ipon probation. fti???w
our condition 1s a state of sin :
untH we are re-Instated by :h
Christ in our lost ma ihood, ? ??
pot . period of prohibition
sihiiity. He -was thus
L'ive head of the >?
a-houts ours.
"The last
of guill ' i - 1 -ltl
i^T. '.:??>! ^j-^
?1
i
^..,1 yet
coTe from
to com-eal
,ne afterm itn. Adam
.,re God found him just
.fnl. accepted the revealed
? if escape and offered sacrifice
the result of immediate presence
with God at death and open acquittal
before the world at the grand assize.
Sn.a'Irao.if we acquit ourselves I'lce men
Land accept the proffered salvation, we
shaill awake in Christ-likeness and in?
herit the welcomed plaudit when he
:-..n-.es to judge the world, 'well d..r e
good and fa ' t'ul servant,' and the an?
swer to this great interrogation, "where
art thou." shall be in joy unspeakable
and full of glory."
CHESTNUT AVEtTNE OH UBCH.
The subject?"God's People. His Wit?
nesses to the -World"?selected by the
Evangel-leal alliance for the closing of
the we.-k of prayer, was th ? topic cf
the morning service at the Cheat-nut
Avenue Methodist church. The -text
was "Ye shall be my witnesses 'both in
Jerusalem and in all Ju.dea and Sama?
ria, and unto the nt-Uymuft part of t.he
eaTth " Acts. 1;1S.
"The"child of God," said Rey. - M.-3.
I Colonna. Jr.. tiie pastor, "is 'the only
one who understarm? his father. Of all
forms of knowledge .to., vbioh pertains
to the Deity is/the n excellent, for
that alone was cons-kiere.d wortKv^ of
being revealed and that alone is eff.eVi.
iv- in the building of a < ha racer. I. ?? -
laity to one's own feelings imp.-Is the
'Christian to tell his fellows what 'he
knows of God. The elTn-ls and failures
that men, unaided by scripture, have
have mode to fintTlnm out. lay us an?
tler further obligation to testify for
Him and of Him. It is a matter of the
first importance that our testimony
should be a full one. Our God will be
somebody's devil as Jong 'as we give n
garbled account of Him. Alas! That
there are also many t-A-ieitures cf
Christ. Infidelity saps Christianity of
its very substance. Immorality warps
our testimony: timidity weakens our
evidence. T^et scepticism stop prating
about a God that It has created ?or it?
self on t-he suggest ton cf the''Bible.
We are to tell the whole truth about
.Te=jSs to the people of the uttermost
parts of the earth?to those of China
nnd Japan and 'Africa. By the spirit of
the Gospel, by the examples of the -apos?
tles, by the command of our Ixird, by
the Splendid success already achieved,
we are committed to the cause of for?
eign missions.
T.arge congregations were pres. nt at
both services. Rev. A. G. Brown, T>.
V)., the presiding elder, preached a ser?
mon of rare force in the evening on
"Consee ration."
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
At) the Thirtieth Street Christian
churcUl Bev. W. ft. Moticy. the pastor,
took as his -subject "Ti.roe 'Reasons for
.'ILvrifving God," announcing as his
text I Corinthians 6 :19-20. Mr. Mot?
ley said in part:
"There is no verse of scripture, the
thought of wihich is more diametrically
opposed to the general trend of life
?jljlb respect to those who are followers
BLt-*tis IChrist and con-rerning those
^'Bl|>|-->ke no such i.? v? >r sslun than ti ?
ed on Fourth Page.)
NEWPORT IN EWS,
THE HEW PUBLIC PIER
Mayor Post Says it Will Be
Built Soon. *
PLANS NEARLY FINISHED
Steamer Newport New?, of the Norfolk &
Washington Line, to Touch at TI1I1?
. Port Every i??. Other Ve?
xelrt to follow.
Last Tuesday the Daily Press stated
on what" it believed to be reliable au?
thority that the Old Dominion Land
Company would probably soon begin
the erection of a dock to be -used for
coastwise traffic. Since tshat time th.;
Officials of the company have had the
project uader advisement and now May
of W. A. Post is working on the plans
ar.d specifications.
The pkr will oe built in the near fu?
ture. It win be located at the foot of
Twenty-fifth street. *
When seen yestetday regarding the
construction of the dock Mayor Post
said:
"I dm confident that we will have
a 'line pier of the latest design, in
a sihott time and I have great hepes of
its becoming a lasting benefit to our
merchants.
"'The plans are nearly completed and
I expect to see the work of .onstruction
started in a short time. The pier will
l>e 700 feet In length and 100 feet in
width at the e>uier end. The approach
will b.- ?.0 feet wiide and near the end
win taper gradually until it reaches the
maximum width.
"The end will be covered toy a sbed
about !if> f'-et square. Here will beJihe
ticket anUI freight offieesand the waiting
room for passengers. The pier w.ll be
of \veod <ind constiucted on cr osoted
;vilinss. There will be berths for three
large ateamers and along the sides will
be landing pi-aces for smaller vessels.
"It may be necessary to do some died
gnng, but very little. The pier w.U ex?
tend out into deep water. The whole
structure will lie lighted by electricity.
There will be 3^.000 square ftet .if sur?
face em the whairf and* the outer end
all ne win be capable of sustaintnga load
of 8.000,000 pounis.
"It i.- expected that all of the small
st.omers coming here will land at this
pier. I was. in correspondence sev- ral
weeks ago with tile general manager
of the Norf.dk & Washington Steaurboa't
Company and 1 have been assured that
:b<- steamer Newport Mews, which, as
you know, was built at the shipyard,
I will touch here every day, leaving on.
? lay for Washington and arriving from
I i Hit place the following ?ay. 1. '.he bus.
-ss justifies, the two boats which op
iT.. between No: folk und Washington
11 Irak- landings here the same as at
irfolk.
'1 think the Baltimore imats, the Old
ty Line and' the Southern, will tcueih
re as a natural consequence, once the
nshingtori steamer takes in Newport
ews. The..S.mStlifleId.'boat wfll.of course
nd at?the new pier and in rim-, I
? ink, il.e iSnff->;?c boat will follow suit.
"Mow do ?' ?Blink our merchants and
sidents wil.i be be benefited by the new
harf? Well, I believe that it will be
means of developing business won
M'fuNy. By pioviding landing places
? r small boats we will get larger quan
t:es of produce from Suffolk, po'nts up
.ie river un-i from the opposite shore.
The tru.-kers con save a day by landing
thifir proiuce here and wh.n they come
they will spend hrire the money they
now spend in Norfolk. AH I of our mer?
chants w.ll reap untold benefits from
ibis source.
"In conclusion I will say that this
wharf will be of as much benefit to the
city as an industry employing 100 men."
SECOND ANNIVERSARY.
Newport New? Democratic Club Will re?
organize.
The Newport News Democratic Club
will be reorgnized for the spring cajn
yaiga.
1'reoaiatie.iis are now making to cele?
brate the seeonen annive:sary of the
..all at a meeting in Moss' Hall
on "Monday night, January :Mth. The
cl'Ub a ill be two years old on the 23rd
ir.e-tant, but us that date falls on Sun?
day tile celebruiion will take place on
the following Mondav. When seen by a
reporter for the Da.lyy Press yesterday
Attorney Bllyson S. Kobinson, Presi?
dent of the club, said: "It is tine that
we propose to revive the club and -on
Uie night of the celebration an- election
of officers wild -be held, but it remains
to lie seen whether the plan of eampa.gn
wil'l Ukii be detennineU upon. The
club has a membership of 500 and we
mean business when we go into a tight.
"By the way, this reminds me of a
cotrection I wiain yuu wouldi make. The
announcement that -Mr. Clarence W.
Robinson will be a candidate for com?
monwealth's attorney has contused
some of my friends into believing that I
am a candidate. They have got the
Bo Wilsons mixed. I am not a eaudidat?
and do not expect to one."
It will be remembered that the New?
port News Democratic Club figured con?
spicuously in the spring campaign of
ISiiti, atidit id expecte? that it will play
a piomifieht.jr?arl in tiie coming contest.
Heavy Ftn&ii inipoHid.
JusMce Brown yesterday Tendered hast
decision in the case against the six
agents of the Chicago Portrait Compa?
ny, wno were arrested on warrants
sworn out by Commissioner of the Rev?
enue Magruder B. Jones. A fine of $5(1
was imposed on each agent, making a
total ot {300. An appeal was noted and
the case will be carried' to a higher
court, where the validity of thc ordi?
nance will be attacked.
Justice Brown disposed of two license
cases Saturday afternoon as follows:
C. B. Nelms & !Bro., charged with
conducting a rental business without ?
license; required to take out license.
Barrett & West, charged with con?
ducting a rental business without a li
ceiiae; required to take out license.
\
JilHllce Forct'H Deulnl.
It has been r. ported that Justice
James E. Ford was the prime mover in
the charges that have been prepared by
County Officer J. A. Williamson against
Justice Henry F. Jones, of Blooerfield.
To a reporter for the Daily Press yes
?ieP?ay afternoon .Justice Ford denied,
that he had in any way been responsibly
for the action of Officer Williamson.
"I deny it most emphatically and 1
am ibaefcd up in what I say by Mr.
Williamson. It is false. I have never
had any difficulty with Henry Jones and
don't want any. In no way, shape or
form have I been the instigator in these
charge*."
Dr. D. S. Harmonv optician. By a ex?
amined free. 358 Main street, over 6
and 10 cent store, Norfolk, Va.
de 12-tt
VA., TUESDAY, J
( ITV SKIVS IN IlBIliF.
Mrs. H. B. Parker is Hl with ehe grip.
Mrs. Mary E. Wills 5? ill at her hon? |
In flu- East End.
Mrs. O. O. Derring is ill at htr bome |
on Twenty-sixth street.
M1s? Herkins. of Richmond, Is visit?
ing Mrs. M. W. Harwood.
Mr. W. C. Harrell, of Suffolk, is vis?
iting his sifter. Mrs. G. F. Kinnear.
Miss Mliiter. of Thirty-fourth street,
is visiting ifrlen?e im Freierieksburg.
Mrs. Sue Beckwlth and daughter, ?f |
this city, are visiting friends lrifiuffolk.
Mr. Seymour Hu board has recovered
after a protracted spefl of typhoid fe?
ver. ?>* "
Miss Kittle Motley has returned home
after a visit to her cousin. Miss Emily ,
Casey.
'Mrs. W. W. Archibald, who has beeri
indisposed for several days, is convaV.
Uscing.
Late last night it was reported that
uhe battleship Iowa' had bten injured in
Hampton Roads.
ifrs. E. E. Row.. 1) has returned from
Stnlthfield, where' she sperit' the past
week with relatives.
Rev. W. E. PoweH: addressed; tha?
men's meeting in the Y. M. C. A. rooms |
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Hattie Sinton. who has been vis?
iting her brother in Richmond, returned
home yesterday afternoon. . g
Mrs. Andrew Boyd left yesterday'j
for Richmond to be present at the mar.
rlage of her sisUr on Wednesday. 'f*A
Miss Josephine Rudlard has retnrt
ed to her home in Baltimore after a
visit to her sister, Mrs. George Ward. j
Misses Louise and Annie Nash
have returned to Norfolk after a shost
stay in the city as the guest of freldns.
Miss Carrie Lorone Davis, of this
city, sang the solo at the morning ser?
vice in Trinity Methodist church, Rich?
mond Sunday. -?
Miss Jennie Tucker, who has liefn
le guest of Miss Peaehtn Heywood, on
Thirtieth street, has returned to her
home in Richmond.
Rev. George W. Wray, formerly pas?
tor of the Washington avenue Metho?
dist church, preachedt a special snmoh
in Petersburg Sunday n.ght to the
Junior Order United American , Me- I
eamcs.
State Vice Counsellor 'Davis Bottom. {
Jr. to. TT. A. M.. is the guest of (Deputy
State Councillor Floyd A. Hudi,ins. j
iMr. Bototm. assisted by tMr. Hudgind,
installed a council last night at Phoe?
bus.
Cards are out announcing the mar?
riage of "Miss Ida Solomon to iMr. Sol.
Nachman, of this city, which will take |
place in 'Baltimore January 25th, at 6
o'clock in the evening.
ATTACKS UK. W. K. (iR.\W.EK.
Rev. W. II. Dixon Kxcorluto? the Color
D'hyniciuu I nun the I'ulpit.
Rev. W. H. Dixon. pastor of the Fiist
Baptist (colored) church, Sunday night
aek^d Dr. W. R. Granger, the lead
; colored physician of the city, from
the pulpit.
>r. danger, it will be remembered,
published a tommuuicatioii scver.il dayi
o in 'the Daily Piess wKh reference
the allegation that Rev. Dixon had
advise?J a fight on the tRev. G. T. Jones' 1
school. The article was a sensible one. j
to say the least, and showed', the writer
to- be a highly educated man.
'BjUX Rev. Dixoti -Aid ?teAXf. 4t;fM*<l
after Speaking at lengrJrTfpon. his text
the preacher* took up Dr. Granger's
I comrn'raiication' Iii the Daily- Piess, .--jy
r: '"I will only read this portion of
Dr. Granger's article: 'The lace has
committed an extravagan/t folly in at?
tempting to rear a structure in this
place, both in advance of the ph>C4. the
wants of the people, and their ability.
An unnecessary burden has beer! laid
I-upon its children anil grandch.Ionen." "
The congregation was anxious to hear
all of the arti le, but Rev. Dixon ot.ly
read the sentences iiuotedi He then
iKiured hot shot at the physician.
'When Dr. Gianger came to Newoprt
jiNewis," said tht preacher, "I introduced
him to my cotigrrgation and did all I
could for him. 1 even allowed him lo
sing in the choir in order that he
might udve; tise himself,
might advertise himself. Iilearn the doc.
tor has joined' the Episcopal church.
Now let us pray for the tloetor." Rev.
Dixon then offered up a prayer for the
man whom he had: just excoriated.
It is undetstood that Dr. Grange's
friends are displeased with Rev. Dix
on's emrse amd this may not oe tiu
end of the trouble.
Jurtt From Africa.
Mr. DanUl Shea is the guest, of Mr
Oharies Y. Barclay, on Twcnty-eigth
street.
Mr. Shea ,s a mining engineer andi is
en route to his home in South Dakota
:':uiu Johannesburg, Africa, where he
has been for the last two years. He
arrived in New York Saturday on the
T<utonio and eanii to Newport 'News
to see his friend,'having known Mr. Bar?
clay when he residcU: in the Black Hills
of South Dakota.
Mr. Shea 1? an interesting conversa?
tionalist. In his navels, he said, he had
Seen nearly all of the important harbors
of the world. Uit the waterway leading
to Newport News was the most magni
flcnt ,he bad! eivr entered. "And," he
continued, "you 'Will l>e surprised when
I tell you that Newport News'fame as
a shipping point baa spread to South
Africa. In mai-ine circles' I often heard
the Virginia port rnvntloned." Mr. Sh-.a
was living in Johannesburg when Dr.
Jameson made his raid' on the Boers.
Speaking of the 'BoHia Mj? Shea said:
"The Boer is undeveloped;?ut he has in
him th 'making of a nobleman. He is
courageous and will res^t an infringe
oieat. on. hia li^'r'l1116 3 Just and will
not take a???nt?*Bf ^(anyone. The
Trantsvaah^g .7 .~na no nation has a
moral righC*2- . i
Mr. Shea w.lr?4?*ve *or h|s home today.
He is intere?.f-'d^??.^l'm.iJnj'nij ami may
.probably go to theN^10o^fae flefds-^
ttaptlHt Mixaion In cite North En
Sunday aftetnoon' the members of
the Baptist ohuren resiling in the
North End, with 'he asslst.in.e of a
few down-town members, organized a
Sunday-School oh For'/-fourth ?tuet,
near I-afayette a-vflnue.
Beginning with next Sunday afler
noon, Tftlig oiiff exercls. rf will follow the
Sabbath school. Rev. C. (\ Cox. wiTf
lead these services.
There will b* a mid-week service on
I Thursday nights.
The following officers wert eleced:
Superintendent?J. J. Watson.
Assistant Supv nntendem?R. F. Hop.
kins.
Secretary?R. E. Stephens.-in.
Treasurer?D. I,. Atkins.
Thirty members were emrotutl and the
prospects for the growth of the mis?
sion are bright.
Apple*, Apples, Apples.
We offer for sale this morning 50 bar?
rel's of Choice apples.
L. R. B?LLING & CO.,
308 Twenty-eighth street,,
5t* Wholesale Grow-'
Deposit your clothes money with us.
It will pay you good interest.
WOODWARD & WOMBLE.
AN?ARY ?, 1808.
HANNA SHY ONE VOTE
Combine Confident of De?
feating Him.
VOTE TO BETAKEN TODAY!
Indlgnantl" ??-vinualMStlc Mhim Meeting
Bepuhllcann. ctiurgri) ami Uouute
??liargcM or Bribery. Sensational
Development Kxpecled Today.
(By Telegraph.)
OOLUiMlBUS. ?.. Jan. 10.?Senator
?Lianna is believed to be short one vote
of election. The opposition is not sure
of 73 for any one man, as against only
72 for Banna; 'but they feel confident,
i at least, of preventing Hanna's elec?
tion.
Last night the Democratic steering
committee demanded of Mr. Kurtz that
he furnish at leust eight affidavits
toalght from 'Republican members that
they would stand with the sixty-live
Democratic members in voting against
Hanna. The Democratic steering com?
mittee reported tonight that they were
satisfied. Representative Gay man,
chairman of the House Democratic
steering committee, went so far as to
say Hanna's defeat tomorrow was as?
sured.
It has been agreed by a conference
committee that the balloting in the two
Houses will not begin until 'I P. M., to?
morrow, and there 'may b3 several
changes in that time. The real work
of the tight on both sides is being ih>ne
tonight. The workers will not sleep
now until after the balloting begins.
There is a feeling among many of those
opposing illanna that if he is not de?
feated uti the first ballot, or rother by
the separate ballots tomorrow that he
will not be defeated at all. These anti
Harma workers say they had a major?
ity of five against Hanna when they
exposed their strength In organizing Hie
Legislature last Monday, and if they
come down to a majority of only one
against Hanna tomorrow, the coalition
may not hold together for another day.
While the opposition still insists on
Kurtz as the candidate against Hanna,
yet they say that Bushneil, Kurtz, or
any other one would be dropped as soon
as It is demonstrated that he cannot
secure nil of the votes of either the an?
ti-Hanna Republicans or the Democrat?
ic members, fine o? the names most
prominently 'mentioned today was that
of Representative John P. Jones, who
represents Stark county, the home of
President 'McKinley. Ml-. Jones is a
Republican and prominent in the -min?
ers' union. He is for free silver and is
advocated as the labor candidate
against the capitalists.
While the mass convention of the
Republicans this afternoon was the
largest and most indignantly enthusi?
astic assemblage ever known in this
'State, the doubtful'Republican members
of-the Legislature did not see it. or feel
it. They were closely and liberally en?
tertained by the opposition at the Great
Southern Hotel during the afternoon,
a3-Oiii?SB)f?-i?5^ there tonight*- Rept^iaf.o
1vTt!??#'lGtffmiei^^?SfiWeV aTft&
others are having the uirdivided and1
constant attention of the other side.
There are at times lively scenes when
Hanna workers invade the rooms of
the opposition at the Great Southern
Hotel, and also when the hustlers from
the opposition camp come to the 'Neil
House after some of the doubtful
members or their friends. There Is to?
night doubt also about the final vote of
some of those on whom both sides have
been depending.
With me resutt depending upon one
vote either way. there are several w?j
want to be on the winning side, and
'tniay at any time change according to
their belief as to which side has the
necessary 73 votes, or for some other
cause. Owing to the apparent closeness
of the vote there are still numerous
rumors of bribery for another vote
either way.
The Hanna men claim to Wave sten?
ographic notes of an offer of $5.000 by
two prominent members of the opposi?
tion. The opposition in turn claim S.
H. Hotlenbeok. a member of the (Re?
publican state executive committee,
went to Cincinnati last Saturday with
$10.000. It is charged that (Representa?
tive Otis> was offered and accepted
$10.000. It is claimed that he made
friendly overtures to (Hanna workers
to entrap them into an offer for the
purpose of exposing the same, and tha'
he will do so on the floor of the House
tomorrow.
It is said that Representative Otis
will pile $10,000 on his desk tomorrow
and make a sensational speech when
his name is called on the senatorial
ballot. The Hanna 'men make a gen?
eral denial of the Otis charges, and say
that they anticipate other dramatic
performances tomorrow before the bal?
loting begins.
Outside the opposing senatorial quar?
ters the cAty us fUIelo tonight with ex?
cursionists yelling themselves hoarse
for Hanna. The crowds and the ex?
citement surpass any of the usual con?
tention scenes.
BinSHINTEIL'L INAUGURATED.
'COLTTtMIBUS, O., Jan. 10.?Governor
Bushneil was inaugurated for his sec?
ond term today. 'Although the city was
crowded with adherents of both Busii
nell and Hanns, there was no collision
between the opposing forces.
The inaugural address, of 'Governor
Bushnell was short and contained no
reference to the contest of the senator
ship.
COLTHM1B1TS, O., Jan. 10.?The mass
Republican convention at the Audito?
rium in this city this afternoon was the
largest assemblange ever known in the
history of the city. The capacity of
.the Auditorium is 5,000. 'Many thous?
ands were unable to gain admittance,
fc^he meeting lasted from 3 until 6 P. M.,
I WitJ, unbroken enthusiasm and intense
indignation throughout the proceedings.
There was' re peat e'd hissing when the
names -~~r Govet tw1""sh-nell Mr. Kurtz
and others were SSm^ej, The terms
"traitors," "Judas" and Yttv* like w.^
frequently used.
^Resolutions desc-ibinir the action of
the "-bolters" a%a their efforts to
"thwart the expressed will of the peo?
ple," were unanimously adopted. Re?
publican*) generally, and Governor
Bushnell in particular, are appealed to
to aid in defeat/ng the aims of the'Vom
bine." The resolutions conclude as fol?
lows:
"Resolved, first, that we condemn,
without reserve or qualification, this
most unwhojy conspiracy, and protest
In the name of the people of the State
of Ohio against its further progress and
further mi?.-ce*e.
"Res. !v.-d, .further, that we call upon
every Republican members of the Gen?
eral XssfciwMy to be present in his seat
on next Tuesday and by act and vote
to carrj into execution the fulfillments
of the, Obligation? assumed by him
when Elected as such member, and,
'^Resolved, finally, that we will wel?
come most cordially to full co-operation
with/us'the Republican menVbers of
?ralj General 'Assembly, however they
W>fy have voted or acted thus far In '
PRIC
krtio-n to the subject matter of this dec?
laration."
Congressman Burton, of Cleveland,
presenter! a mammoth petition, with
over a thousand signatures, from the
home of Senator Hanna, in favor of his
election.
Senator Hanna did not attend the
convention nor the Inaugural exercises
earlier in the day.
The Senator expresses the fullest con?
fidence In tlie final outcome of the pend?
ing contest.
COAL. KING SleilTKU.
The Ureenbrier Sp.?ko the B.-rge 1541
Miles Southwest of New York.
Captain Trintiok, master of the C. & j
O. -steamship tireenbrier, which arrived
in poet yesterday morning from London,
reports having sighted Sunday morn?
ing ttu_- barge Coal King about 150 miles
southeast of New York. The Coal King
is a regular trader at this harbor and it
?will be remembered that while - n route
from Boston to Mfewo-prt News in tow^
of a tug boat the -hawser broke (during
a storm Sunday nigh t, January p. and
the vessel went adrift. "Several, tugs
were sent out from New York to search
for the barge, but they failed to find
her. and it was feared the boat hr.d gone
liown with her crew of five men on
board.
The Coal King was not flying a flag
or d.stress when Captain Tritiick spoke
eher and the men declined any assist?
ance, probably fearing a claim of sal?
vage. They soidt that they had enough
rations to run them for a month, but
requested Captain Trlnick to report the
vessel as soon as he arrived In port so
that a tug wculd be sent to their assist?
ance.
The Coal King's pos'itlcn was S.E. by
E. one-half E. tree 150 m.les from New
York; latitude 39 degrees, "_1 minutes,
north; loi.-gituide 71 degrees, 15 minutes,
west.
The wind was not iherly and the barge
was under fail, h-adiing northeast, but
was making little or no headway.
IL Is thought Chat the Coal K.ng took
this course, hoping to get in the track
of vesels that she might be reporltUe
The tug I.uckenbach. by which the
batge wus being towed when- ah* slipped
her line. December 31, has been t^arth
ing for the missing craft in the vicinity
of the Bermuda?.
COICI'OBATION COURT.
Two Cases Disposed ur by Tbl? Tribun; 1
Yesterday.
Judge T. J. Barham convened the
Januat-y term of the Corporation Court
yesteiday morning at 10 o'clock.
The court was occupied wi th< fore?
noon arranging the criminal iduekei for
tihe term,
'In the case of the State vs. Thomas
Hogget ty. indicted for eompl.c.ty in th.;
larceny of a gold* watch, Common?
wealth's Attorney J- K- M, Newton ask
1 the court to enter a noil, prosoqui.
Inch was, done.
The case of Emma Foster and "tn
vilan Bill," both colored, who are in
dicLcd for larceny, were set for Friday
morning and I he prisoners were re?
leased on their own recognizance. Thi~
is Ohe theft which occurred in W\ B.
Bake t-'s saloon in Bloi-dUeld some time
since, when a man named Fierce lost a
go Hi watch. "Bom Hilly" and "Bum"
?|~.Xoiution weit implicated In the robbery.
"Bom B.lly" was tried' at a former
plerm, comvieled and given two years >'
the penitentiary, but the court s?:i tlu
verdict aside ani.ii granted him a new
trial. "Bu,m" Johnson escaped from (the
city jail.
At the afternoon session a negro
named Maria Dyson, indicted for stab?
bing a negro named EJ. Smith, was
tried. The jury found her guilty and
gave her six mouths in juil, bes.Ucs im?
posing a line of i? on her.
Frieiid t*'ritx.
The theatre-goers of Newport News
can justly feel giutilied at the efforts
the new management of the opera
he use to secure high class of aurae
Plie Manola-Mason Company, in
their famous play "IFriend Fritz,"
.-111 occupy tile boards tonighl.is
one of the bejst attract.ons on the road.
I The play is founded on a beautiful love
story, ami is intetspersed with music
and .iancing. Everything is so thor?
oughly pleasing that one comes awac.
metapharica.ly speaking, with a "clean
taste in the mouth." The piece has
twenty-one musical numbers, and as
both of the Masons ate singing in fine
form, local amusement lovers can rest
assured that there is a rare treat in
store for them.
MiictiHruy MinptoyH Counsel*
Kail Maciha:ay. the man wiho received
wo bullets in his body at the han'is of
Ernest Sue.n-itr Christmas night, yes?
terday retainedi Attorney JulCus T.
I Saunders to assist the commonwealth in
prosecuting h.s assailant when the case
com.s to trial.
Macharay has turned over to his
?ounsel tihe bloody shirt with the bullet
holea therein, his overcoat, -which te
fdved a third bullet that escaped his
person, cutting two holes in the coat at
j a point where it reaches the abdomen,
and the flattened bullets and other evl
I denee. Attorney Raunders says the ac?
count of the origin of the trciibie, as
fut nisheU. by his client, which he at
pre sent 'declines to make public, is en?
tirely at variance with the repocts pub.
Hshtd. He says there are other causes
.at the bottom of the affair, whiuh, when
brought before the public, will place the
lease In a .,1? ff e rent light altogether and
I cause 'a sensation.
Where I? Prank Heeder*?
A letter was reo ive.1 in this city yes
; rday from Mrs. Tressie Reeder. ? of
Kansas City, .Mo., inquiring as to the
abouts of her son, Frr.nk Reeder, who
wherealKiuts of ""er son. Frank Reeder,
who left his hom< in 1*5. When la-t
heard from young Beider was living in
this city.
Mr. .(?."".V. Ktfir1?r<t rA'.wisijud^enlj^^^^
Mr JKcnies II Redford, ageiV about?
?rea^r died sn-u lenly yesterday after
< ai his roorn ovv.r Mr. C. R. Blas
sm'- saloon-on Washington avenue
Mit Redford was i butcher by trade
a:i<: was employed by the Newport
News Supply Company. He was it his
work during the lorenoon. but was ta
k>-n sud'ieuly ill and died a few hours
later. Mr. Red'fo d ,s survived by his
wido-w and two ihi-idien.
Launching of flio Milltl.ships.
j The day the Kentucky and Kearsargel
are launched Powell Bros. A King will
sell POO lots at auction at Merrimac
on car line, and on Hampton Roads
water form. Maps and full information
j can be had by calling at their office
t Ja 4-tf.
Mr. J. H. Noonan, manager Warwick
iWood and Coal Company, returned last
evening from a trip to several counties
where he succeeded in puren-i.--.ing. ?J.
large quantity of wood. ja ii-tt.
Just try a 10c. box of Cascareth, tbip
finest ?ive? and bowel regulator eve?
made.
Proceedings of the General
Assembly.
THENEWPORT NEWS BILLS
Jlemnrfu 1'rnvWllng for charter Auiend
ixieuts to be L.alU Kefore the- Coiu
luittee ou Comities, cities a?<(
To?u? Today.
(Special to the daily Press.)
Rie41liIlO.NO. VA., Jan. 10.?The com?
mittee on counties, cities iand towns
.will on tomorrow meet and 'Mr. Powell
lAerii-Trwai^ir before it and have a day .>et
for the hea*SJagof 'J^?'?''"^'!'"'"^*ot'hc
told me today tl;-atUT??SB^^HHS ?ft
railways and internal navig.iTlEw Will
hear all the applicants for franchises
on Friday next. Among: the franchlses
that will he asked for will prcfbably be
that for another electric . nailway be
tw-eii Newport (News, and Hampton.
Mr. Wenbdrne, of tBuena. Vista, in?
troduced five bills in the IHouse today
looking to the reduction-.of-expenses.
The bills provide severally fo' the pay?
ment of salaries of Judges and com?
monwealth's attorneys by the State;
in prosecution, the costs by the pros?
ecutor or plaintiff; reducing fees of Jail?
ers receiving prisoners to five cents,and
when the number is fifty or over they
shall be allowed fifteen cents pet
tor their keeping.
The Senate has passed the bill all
ing K. O. Clarke to erect a wharf?
Elizabeth City county.
The Senate passed'Mr. Parks' biHr
? luiring the testing of all bonds, motes,
etc.. for taxation; failure to do tio will
deter recovery at law on the force at
Lhe instruments.
The Murphy bill to re-establish thei
whipping post will not .pass the Oen
eral Assembly, notwithstanding it has
been favorably reported in the (Houj
Some of those who voted to repq
measure are said to 'have,
order th.
Jiscu
meas
It is ? ?..<?? nil. che >t..:v,v- .
miltee e.. .? wrowj
merce will M: r>;r?
ulingstaii.. iii;_< ;'u it> '?, r.
The action Wa ? ? .
most unanimous
ire.
The mouse comn,
I and prisons held a tea.
room 'No. 1, on the -upp
capital this morning with
..f IHanover, in the chair..' T
j mittee decided to recommend i
I a bill introduced >jy 'Mr.O/vyn.ot
which provides li.at the/board o,.
Rate
asylu
each ?ia
members are
ll-ng exrpensea.
?nsation.
ling at 10
?PPointe
'ma tc
I the 1biii.""Q **Maia'
1 session
IFire
short],
the
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